Bloomfield Hills, Michigan - Thanks to the generosity of a Roeper School alumnus, Roeper students attending the University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will soon be eligible for a $20,000 scholarship to U of M.

Richard Sheiner, a graduate of Roeper’s class of 1976, has established the Leo and Carol Sheiner Scholarship at the University of Michigan. Named in honor of Richard’s parents, first priority for the scholarship will be given to U-M students who graduated from Roeper and demonstrate academic excellence and financial need. The scholarship provides $5,000 a year in academic support for four years.

In the event the scholarship cannot be awarded to Roeper students, the next priority would go to students graduating from Adlai E Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, which Sheiner’s children attended. The scholarship would be open to all students in Illinois and Michigan if it cannot be awarded to students in the priority areas.

“I hope this inspires other Roeper alumni to create similar scholarships ” said Sheiner, a Principal and a Portfolio Manager at Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC. “This is the first scholarship for Roeper students, but it shouldn’t be the last.”

Roeper was overjoyed to hear about the scholarship.

“This is a remarkable demonstration of generosity” said Randall Dunn, Head of Roeper School. “Richard’s thoughtful tribute to his parents will advance the educations of Roeper students for years to come, and is a shining example of Roeper’s mission to inspire students to give back to the community around them.”

“This is typically selfless of Richard” added Patrick O’Connor, director of college counseling at Roeper, who was a classmate of Richard’s at Roeper. “As a student, Richard was always thinking of ways to improve the school. Given the high cost of college tuition, the scholarship is going to be a huge benefit to our students.”

“My parents were big believers in Roeper, and supported it all of their lives” added Richard, whose brother Joel ’74 and nephew Daniel Epstein ’04 also attended Roeper. “They would be very proud to have this scholarship named after them.”

The scholarship will be managed by the College of LSA Scholarship Office at the University of Michigan, and will be awarded to an admitted freshman in the fall semester of 2011. Students do not apply directly for the scholarship, but will be reviewed for eligibility after notice of admission. Roeper alumni interested in contributing to the Leo and Carol Sheiner scholarship can contact U-M at 734.764.0324.

Founded in 1941, The Roeper School is a uniquely personalized, coeducational school for gifted and talented children in preschool through grade 12 from over 60 communities in southeast Michigan. With campuses in Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham, MIch., Roeper was conceived on founding principles that recognize the power of education, choice and self-expression, and the transformative impact these principles have on young minds. For more information, please visit www.roeper.org.

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